October Interclub Challenge

Nine divers competed in thirteen events, bringing home 11 medals at the October Challenge, which is a qualifying event for Nationals in Perth in 2013. Seven divers qualified for Nationals and are now looking forward to going to Perth next Easter. It was the first big Diving competition for Danaka and Rachel and they did well. What a fantastic result !! Lots of personal bests. We're very proud of you all!!! Congratulations also to our coach Jenny for preparing the divers so well for this event and for making sure that everyone had a lot of fun !!

Term 4 Diving Sat 13 October - Sat 15 December

Term 4 begins on Saturday 13th October ! While the Pool in Box Hill is undergoing major refurbishment our senior divers are training at MSAC this term. For our Beginner and Intermediate Divers sessions are available on Saturday at:MSAC 10.00 -11.00am (subject to numbers)Xavier College 2.00 - 3.00pmXavier College 3.00 - 4.00pm A 10% earlybird discount applies until Wednesday 10 October, so get in quick and save yourselves a pretty penny! :D

Pennant week 2 - Results

Six divers competed at Interclub Pennant on the weekend and they did an AMAAAAAZING job! Personal bests everywhere. We're very proud of you all!!!

Term 2 Diving Begins 23/4/12

Get ready to dive! Term 2 begins on 23/4/12! Bookings can be made from lunchtime Sunday 22 April. A 10% earlybird discount applies until Sunday 29 April, so get in quick and save yourselves a pretty penny! :D

2012 Age Nationals - 7 Divers, 19 Events, 19 PBs, 1 Medal

WOWOWOW!!! An amazing result! Stay tuned for the full story!!!!!

Whitehorse Divers ripping through State Championships 2012!(Updated!)

State Age Group Championships are in full swing this weekend with 10 Whitehorse Divers competing in multiple events. And wow! Are they "making a splash"!!!!

On Friday night, 9 year old Shiori put on a classy platform display to take a silver medal in the 11/Under Girls Platform. It was such pleasure to watch her jump above the platform, perform perfect positions, then line up for the water and just drop - still - to RIP with no splash and a cracking sound! Wow! You go girl! Awesome performance!

Friday also saw the Masters 1 metre competition. Lachlan and Chris dived in the Mens 19-29 years. After a tough tough week in "life", Chris showed the strength of character within him as he put together a 6 dive list with excellent technique. A few little judgment errors pipped him out of a medal by one place but his level of diving was far far beyond what the coach had hoped he would be capable of after such a tough week! Lachlan dived in State Championships for the first time in many years - and many a comment on how wonderful it is to "have such a strong dynamic man back in diving" floated around the pool. After a bit of a nervy start, Lachlan found his rhythm and absolutely NAILED his hard dives to finish in third place and qualify for Nationals.

Three women dived in the Masters event - Laura and Sarah in the Women's 19-29 years, and Sue in the Women's 50+. Sue now sports a gold medal around her neck after diving very consistently! Its all about the technique, huh, Sue??? Laura and Sarah went 1 and 2 in their event, with beautiful diving from both. Both women did new dives and really rose to the challenge of qualifying for Nationals. A very classy performance.

Saturday saw the Masters 3 metre event for Chris and Laura. Chris really shone, performing his new dives with ease. Coming home with a bronze medal - and qualifying for Nationals - Chris has certainly begun to really "own" his diving. Congrats! Laura's 3 metre performance was a good solid "warm up" for Nationals. Yes, she qualified for Nationals, needing only 5 points on her last dive to do so. Laura added another gold to her collection.

Saturday also saw Shiori competing in the 11/Under Girls 1 metre, Isabel in the Girls 14/15 1 metre, Tom in the Boys 16-18 3 metre, and Tom and Chris in the 14/Over Synchronised 3 metre. Shiori dived consistently and qualified easily for Nationals, narrowly missing a bronze medal. She scored quite a few 7s and 8s for dives that were beautifully performed. Wow! Isabel dived consistently in her first State Championships and was rewarded with a score that qualified her for Nationals! She nailed her dives and has issued a warning to the rest of Australia for years to come! :D

Tom's 3 metre event saw him really focussing on his technique and, where it wasn't perfect, making some very smart decisions mid dive to pull out some excellent competition diving. Coming home with a bronze medal, Tom qualified on 3 metre for Nationals! Then, onto the Synchronised Diving. It pays to have fun! Tom and Chris competed for fun - and came second! Given that they've not "trained" synchro before, it was a wonderful surprise to see them dive so well. I wonder what some training would produce! Huh, boys????? :D

Sunday was Rachel's, Shiori's, Genevieve's and Tom's turn to shine. Rachel in the Girls 12/13 1 metre and Genevieve in the Girls 16-18 1 metre were competing at State Championships for the very first time and dived better than they had been training!!!! A fantastic effort for first States! Great performances!

Tom took home another bronze medal in the 16-18 Boys 1 metre and qualified for Nationals yet again, whilst Shiori added another bronze medal to her collection whilst also qualifying for the 11/Under Girls 3 metre national championships.

Congratulations folks! Awesome work!

It was fantastic to see so many Whitehorse divers and families in the stands, supporting their team mates! Thanks to everyone who supported our divers!

Fond Farewell Aqualink! See you in 2014!

Well! One era ends and another begins! Last night saw the closing of Aqualink, Box Hill - the home of Whitehorse Diving Club since its inception in the 1970s. 5pm saw an army of generous helpers moving trampolines, boards, dismantling fences and equipment. Thank you to all those who helped! Your generosity is much appreciated!

AND! Thanks to those of you who are down at the pool tonight, dismantling the diving boards over the actual pool, and transporting them to their new homes! You guys are legends! Yay!!!!

At 6pm, we began the final splash! The State level divers did a training session, followed by a free-for-all for all club divers! Lots of laughter, lots of bombing the coach, lots of great dives! So much fun!

Thank you to all at Aqualink who have supported us throughout the years. We'll miss diving in our pool, and look forward to returning to our refurbished home in 2014!!!!

Onwards we march, to Ringwood Aquatic Centre where Ringwood Diving Club is kindly hosting us until their pool closes later this year! Without the generosity of Ringwood, we would be homeless!

Don't forget to check out the Term Classes page and rebook. The times are different!!!!! And we'll see you on pool deck!

New Class Schedule is Live!

Thanks to the generosity of Ringwood Diving Club and the Ringwood Aquatic Centre, Whitehorse Divers have a fabulous range of classes to choose from! We have trampoline classes in the local area, gym classes in Mount Waverley and Water/Dryland classes at Ringwood Aquatic Centre.

We do have limited numbers in each class, so please book in as soon as you can! Choose the Relocation option in the first menu, then book the actual class in the menus below that.

If you have trouble booking, please send an email with your preferred times and days to jenny.donnet@yahoo.com.au.

Last Hurrah at Aqualink this Sunday!

This Sunday is the final day at Aqualink, Box Hill - our home pool - before they close the doors for the big 2 year renovation!!!

New schedules (and venues) will be found on the CLASSES page later this week. Whitehorse Diving is continuing to provide divers with quality classes all year round!

WE NEED YOU!!!!!DAY: SUNDAY 26 FEB 2012TIME: 5PMWe are holding a bit of a working bee on Sunday afternoon to remove all the equipment! We need bodies!!!! Adults and kids are welcome! We need to remove the trampolines, harness, mats, fencing, spare boards and other assorted STUFF! Come and join our ant-line and help move the equipment out! Afterwards, we're hopefully going to have a play on the boards (waiting for confirmation on booking) until the pool closes at 7.45pm! Please let me know via email or on pool deck if you are coming!

Another Awesome Pennant Performance by Whitehorse Divers!

Wow! Whitehorse divers are going from strength to strength! Ten divers competed at Interclub Pennant on the weekend and they did an AMAAAAAZING job! Personal bests everywhere, invaluable competition experience - a great warm up to the Victorian Championships in a few weeks' time. We're very proud of you all!!!

Whitehorse Diving at Pennant Round 4 on Saturday!

This coming Saturday sees Whitehorse Divers competing in Round 4 of the Interclub Pennant series. Best of luck to all who are diving! Remember!!! Our focus is on quality performance and having fun!!!! Good luck everyone!

Term 1 diving begins Monday 6 Feb

We begin Term 1 at Aqualink Box Hill, then move to other venues at the beginning of March when our home pool closes for renovations. Book early to avoid disappointment!

Whitehorse divers rip through Pennant Round 3!

Congrats to every diver in our team - you all dived so beautifully. Every single diver achieved a personal best - AGAIN!Congrats to the many divers who achieved the qualifying score for the next level.